Signals

[bill perkins]

John Summerfield wrote:
> Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
>
>> Hi ALL
>>
>> How do I capture SIGNALS on Linux Box using a script means to say that
>>  
>>
> "signal" is a technical term un Unix with a meaning different from 
> what I think you mean.
>
>> my Linux box is up or down or rebooted or crashed so that it will send
>> a mail to me saying that the machine is down or rebooted
>>  
>>
> You can use a package called "mon" to monitor services (including on 
> other systems) to see what's running and to detect problems.
>
> To detect when a system's rebooted, just add a script to /etc/init.d 
> (use others as a guide) to send you email when it's run. Don't forget 
> to enable it using chkconfig.
>
>
>
Where would I find the mon package? It doesn't seem to be part of the 
normal FC4 set.

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